Função executiva e desempenho em leitura em crianças do ensino fundamental

Abstract

Reading involves several processes, ranging from decoding the letters to text comprehension. Studies have sought to identify the processes that contribute to reading, including the Executive Function (EF), which is the set of skills that allow behavior directioning. Three studies were conducted to analyze the relationship between EF and reading. The first one, analyzed the scientific literature looking for the relationship between Reading Disability (RD) and EF. It was observed that this relation is still controversial, i.e. there are researches that corroborated it and others which have not observed such association. The second one assessed the reading performance of students in the 2nd year of elementary school, associating it with the result of the school in a statewide literacy assessment system. The students were divided into a group with reading disability (RD), an intermediate group and a Talent in Reading (TR) group. A disturbing number of students with RD was noted, denoting failure of the schools in alphabetizing these students. However, it was observed that TR manifests itself even in schools with low quality teaching. The third study compared the performance of these three groups in EF. No associations were found between the variables. The implications and limitations of this research are discussed.